Railway-crossover.



I. V. BILYEU.

RAILWAY GROSSUVER.

APPLIOATION'IILED APR. 12, 1913.

1,082,394, 'Patented Dec.23,1913.

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UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFTQE.

ISAAC V. BILYEU, OF SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS.

RAILWAY-CROSSOVER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Isaac V. BILYEU, a citizen of the United States,residing at Springfield, in the county of Sangamon, State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Crossovers;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in railway crossovers.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a simple device ofthis character, by means of which the right of way may be establishedfor one of the intersecting lines.

Another object is to provide simple means for shifting the movable tracksections of the crossing.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a plan view of the crossover. Fig. 2 is asimilar view showing the parts shifted into the second position. Fig. 3is a bottom plan view of the middle portion of the shifting levers. Fig.1 is a longitudinal sectional view on the line l-l of Fig. 1.

teferring particularly to the accompanying drawings, 10 represents asuitable base which is disposed to support the intersecting tracks A andB, these tracks including the rails 11 and 12 respectively. These railshave suitable attaching flanges 13 for securing them to the base. Eachof the rails has an extension 14; which is grooved as indicated at 15,and in the angle of intersection of the extensions is formed a passageway 16, a guide member 17 being disposed out side the rails. At all fourcorners of the crossover the construction is identical with that justdescribed. Arranged diagonally and crossing each other at the center aretwo bars 18 and 19, the upper faces of the outer ends of which aregrooved diagonally as in dicated at 20 and 21, these grooved endssliding through passage ways and through the guides 17. The grooves 20are adapted to register with the inner faces of the treads of the rails11, and the grooves 21 with the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 12, 1913.

Patented Dec. 23, 1913.

Serial No. 760,676.

rails 12 when the bars 18 and 19 are shifted into the respectivepositions shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The central part of the bar 19 isformed with an enlargement 22, in the lower face of which is formed atransverse groove 23, this groove being made on an angle of 45 degreesto the longitudinal axis of the bar. In the upper face of the centralportion of the bar 18, and formed at the same angle to the bar is atransverse rib 2 1, which engages in the groove 23. Connected to theouter end of the bar 19 is a link 25, which is connected in any suitablemanner to an operating lever, (not shown) for sliding the bar throughthe guides 17. Movement of the bar 19 causes the same to slide andpresent one or the other of the grooves 20 or 21 in registration withthe rails 11 or 12, the engagement of the rib 2st in the groove 23causing the bar 18 to slide through the passages 16 in which it ismounted. It will thus be seen that it is only necessary to slide one ofthe bars 18 or 19 to cause the simultaneous movement of the other bar.It will of course be understood that connections can be made to eitherend of either of the bars 18 or 19 forshifting them.

What is claimed is:

A crossover comprising rails arranged to form the sides of a square, asuitable base for supporting them, grooved extensions on the ends ofeach of the rails, the intersections of the rails being formed withpassage ways, guide members disposed in the angles of the extensions,diagonally arranged crossed bars slidable in the passages and guidemembers, the end portions of the bars having transverse converginggrooves for registration respectively with the intersecting rails, thecentral portion of one of the bars having a rib formed obliquely acrossthe bar, and the other bar having an obliquely formed groove to receivesaid rib, whereby slidable movement of either of the bars will causesliding movement of the other bar.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

ISAAC V. BILYEU.

Witnesses LESLIE LAUsoN, AL. JOHNSTON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patentl,

Washington, D. G.

